People Connect Associate, New Grad Role in Ottawa

2 weeks ago


Ottawa, Canada Ciena Full time

**Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.**

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**Overview**:
**The Role - What you will do at Ciena**:
HR Business Operations
- Provide HR support & consultation for employees and managers; answer queries about HR programs (company policies, employee relations, annual programs) and other HR-related topics
- Support and advise on employment law issues and queries
- Partner with Centers of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Legal, Compensation, Benefits, L&D, Global Mobility, HRIS, Internal Communications, etc.) to drive positive employee experience outcomes
- Foster and maintain strong internal relationships with HR & colleagues globally
- Coordinate completion of Background Checks on time including follow-up with the 3rd party vendor on a regular basis
- Interface with key internal and external partners e.g., Payroll, Legal, Facilities, IT etc. to ensure coordinated on-boarding, separation, and other key actions
- File documentation appropriately and compliantly
- Responsible for Workday support to employees/managers and any Workday actions
- Participate in audits as required

HR Excellence
- Recommend solutions, drive initiatives, implement new processes or tools in support of business priorities, project operations, and overall team engagement
- Promote self-service (Tier 0) to employees and managers
- Constantly review and develop Tier 0 content for timeliness and relevancy

Other responsibilities as assigned.

**Minimum Qualifications & Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Proven significant track record in a Human Resources role
- Operational experience of working in a multinational company
- Knowledge of ERP package (People Soft/Oracle/SAP/Workday)

**Skills Required for the role**
- Strong communication skills, including writing
- Professionalism and highly ethical; uses discretion and maintains strict confidentiality
- Good judgement with a proactive “can-do” attitude & ability to question and push-back when required.
- Detail oriented and methodical approach
- Has the ability to interface at all levels of a global company, an international outlook and understanding
- Can coordinate and manage multiple changing priorities at once in a dynamic, fast paced environment

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**At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.**

**Ciena is an** **Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.**

**If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.


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